Sen. Kevin Kelly Announces Reelection Campaign

STRATFORD, CT — State Sen. Kevin Kelly has announced plans to run for reelection in 2020 for Connecticut's 21st District, which includes the towns of Monroe, Seymour, Shelton and Stratford.

Kelly, a Republican, has served as state senator since 2011 and submitted paperwork Thursday indicating he seeks to run for reelection.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to represent the voices of my constituents at the State Capitol and I am eager to continue my efforts to advocate for policies that will help working families and the middle class,” Kelly said in a news release announcing his campaign.

In 2018, Kelly defeated Democrat challenger Monica Tujak Brill.

Kelly was raised in Stratford and lives there with his wife, Cindy. Their family includes four children and six grandchildren.

Kelly is the owner of Kevin Kelly & Associates PC, a Stratford law firm specializing in elder law services. Prior to working in private practice, Kelly was an investigator for the Department of Social Services for over 13 years. Kelly is also an active local community member serving as the director emeritus of the Southwest Connecticut Agency on Aging and a member of the Stratford Republican Town Committee.

"The Democrat majority in Connecticut has failed our most vulnerable residents and continue to turn to taxpayers’ wallets as the solution to the state’s problems — whether it be tax increases or tolls," Kelly said in the news release. "As your state senator it is my responsibility to not only fight against bad policies, but also to offer solutions and present a better way to help our state without hurting taxpayers and without taking more of their hard-earned dollars."

Kelly is a ranking member of the Aging Committee, the Insurance and Real Estate Committee, and the Committee on Children. He is also a member of the Regulation Review Committee.